KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,175 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 2,792,035.
Of the new cases 272 were imported, and 2,903 were local transmissions, showed data released on the health ministry’s website.
The ministry also reported 27 more deaths from the pandemic in the country, bringing the overall COVID-19 death toll to 31,723.
In addition, 2,977 more recovered patients were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,720,399.
There are currently 39,913 active cases, including 229 held in intensive care units, 99 of them in need of assisted breathing.
The country reported 253,944 vaccine doses administered yesterday. Some 79.7 percent of the population have received at least one dose, 78.6 percent have been fully vaccinated and 25.4 percent have taken the booster shots.– NNN-BERNAMA
